Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Andspyrna’s makeover – tending to the anarchist library .
The anarchist library Andspyrna keeps growing with new books getting added almost every month. These are books that are rarely accessible elsewhere in Iceland so it is important to keep them in good shape for the rascals and rebels of today and tomorrow.
Every other Sunday from 18:00-21:00 we meet to laminate books, bind together the ones that are out of shape, reorganize the categories and more.
A small dinner will be served by and for those who participate.
Accessibility:
Andrými is at Bergþórugata 20.
(The entrance is by Vitastígur)
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door). The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
The washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
The library is located in a small room on the ground floor.
Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Íslandsdeild Ung nordisk musik boðar til árlegs aðalfundar laugardaginn 2. mars næstkomandi kl. 14:00. Fundurinn verður haldinn í Andrými, Bergþórugötu 20, 101 Reykjavík. Til umfjöllunar á fundinum verður aðhald og skipulag starfs félagsins næstu tvö árin. Öll þau sem falla undir viðmið um umsækjendur í umsóknarferli fyrir árið 2020 eru kjörgeng á fundinum, samanber lög Íslandsdeildar, sem finna má undir þessum hlekk: https://goo.gl/19qrDb. Tillögur um lagabreytingar skulu sendar inn á netfangið unmiceland@gmail.com fyrir fundin.
Dagskrá fundarins verður sem hér segir:
1. Yfirferð og samþykkt dagskár.
2. Val fundarstjóra, ritara og kjörstjóra.
3. Samantekt og mat á starfi síðasta árs.
4. Umræður um og formleg samþykkt laga félagsins félagsins og tillögur um lagabreytingar teknar til umfjöllunar og afgreiðslu.
5. Umfjöllun um verkefni þessa árs
5. a) Tónleika- og ráðstefnuhald í Reykjavík sumarið 2019
5. b) UNM Piteå 2019
5. c) Val fyrir UNM Tampere 2020
6. Umræður um framtíðarsýn fyrir skipulag Íslandsdeildar
7. Umræður um – og kjör á stjórn (og skipulagsnefndir) félagsins
8. Annað
Við viljum hvetja alla áhugasama eindregið til þess að mæta og taka þátt í þessum umræðum og þar með stefnumótun félagsins til framtíðar.
Every second Sunday of the month from 13:00-16:00, the social space Andrými is open especially for families. Our house and garden at Bergþórugata 20 has a long and wonderful history as a kindergarten. Come with your kids to explore and play!
Each time there’ll be a fun activity for children such as drawing, singing, music or crafts. There will be tea and coffee for parents/caretakers, and snacks for the kids. You are welcome to bring food for your family, or to share. If someone in your family has special needs (accessibility, safety, allergies, etc.), please let us know and we will do our best to make the space and activities safe and enjoyable for everybody.
Please note that the afternoons are not a day-care center, and parents or caretakers are responsible for their children at all times.
The next family afternoon will be on the 10th of March and we will be doing crafts. Looking forward to see you.
English-speaking trans support group meets the third Tuesday of every month in Andrými (Bergþórugata 20, 101 Reykjavík) 7-10 PM.
Do you want to share your experiences or to find out information about trans related healthcare, information resources or legal processes here in Iceland? Do you want to find support to organise a trans specific event? Would you simply like to relax and have a casual chatty evening and drink tea without the pressure of misgendering and cissexist assumptions? Come to the meeting!
Tea, coffee, zines & revolution.
This is an unprofessional trans-organised group intended for trans and questioning individuals* of all ages, not (cis) family members or allies.
*This means that trans women, non-binary/genderfluid people, trans men, and people questioning their gender identities of all ages are all very welcome! The group is not intended exclusively for foreigners but English is the main language of communication because trans people not fluent in Icelandic are already disadvantaged in accessing care and community support. Of course, if everyone present feels confident speaking Icelandic, the meeting can also be in Icelandic.
The structure of the meetings and discussions is very free and based on everyone’s preferences and needs. If you have an idea you’d like to discuss or any questions related to the support group, please don’t hesitate to send me an e-mail at transsupportgrouprvk@riseup.net.
Name + pronoun tags are available. Washrooms in the space are gender-neutral. The event is meant to be accessible to people with various levels of fluency in English. The entire house is booked for as much privacy as possible.
FB event here. Note: Comments and the event itself is public, but the participant list isn’t visible. It seems like your facebook friends might be able to see you’re going/interested though!
Andrými space is unfortunately currently not accessible (we are working on improving that as soon as possible). There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most doors in the building).
The meeting is held on the second floor, but can be moved downstairs in case it’s easier to access for someone, just let me know in advance! It is always possible to leave the room anytime, and there is a quiet room just next door. There are both soft, quite low, sofas and chairs to sit on. Andrymi has water, tea, and coffee for everyone.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
– Privacy.
What is said in the room stays in the room. We should not to assume that others go by the same name/pronouns/identity outside the group. We don’t take photos during the meetings.
– Mindfulness that everyone’s journey is different.
There is no hierarchy of being “more genuine” or “more trans,” and our journeys as well as goals and aspirations can be very different. We should always try to speak from personal experience (“I feel…,” “I am affected by…”) instead of speaking on behalf of others.
– Inclusivity.
I want to offer support for as much of the trans umbrella as possible. Trans women, trans men, gender fluid, gender queer, non-binary, dual/multi gender, and those questioning their gender identity – and anyone else seeking support for gender identity. Intersex people who identify as trans are especially welcome!
It’s always really nice and empowering to speak to other trans people and spend time together – this event is meant to make you feel more confident and calmer, not the opposite! Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions/concerns/anything else that would help you to come to the meetings.
Andspyrna’s makeover – tending to the anarchist library .
The anarchist library Andspyrna keeps growing with new books getting added almost every month. These are books that are rarely accessible elsewhere in Iceland so it is important to keep them in good shape for the rascals and rebels of today and tomorrow.
Every other Sunday from 18:00-21:00 we meet to laminate books, bind together the ones that are out of shape, reorganize the categories and more.
A small dinner will be served by and for those who participate.
Accessibility:
Andrými is at Bergþórugata 20.
(The entrance is by Vitastígur)
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door). The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
The washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
The library is located in a small room on the ground floor.
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Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Andspyrna’s makeover – tending to the anarchist library .
The anarchist library Andspyrna keeps growing with new books getting added almost every month. These are books that are rarely accessible elsewhere in Iceland so it is important to keep them in good shape for the rascals and rebels of today and tomorrow.
Every other Sunday from 18:00-21:00 we meet to laminate books, bind together the ones that are out of shape, reorganize the categories and more.
A small dinner will be served by and for those who participate.
Accessibility:
Andrými is at Bergþórugata 20.
(The entrance is by Vitastígur)
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door). The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
The washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
The library is located in a small room on the ground floor.
Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
meet // relax // plan // organise // listen // discuss // knit // be alone or in company
we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Andrými er opið föstudaga frá 12-20. Einn föstudag í mánuði er húsið opið aðeins fyrir trans fólk frá klukkan 17! Komdu við og nýttu það sem rýmið hefur upp á að bjóða! Helltu þér upp á kaffi eða te, kíktu í bókasafn anarkista, finndu þér eitthvað sniðugt í fríbúðinni eða notaðu aðstöðuna til að framkalla ljósmyndir, laga hjólið, smíða, gera og græja.
Það eru sjálfboðaliðar í húsinu á þessum tíma.
Börn velkomin.
Aðgengi:
Húsið er því miður ekki vel aðgengilegt fyrir hjólastóla í augnablikinu.
Það er eitt þrep við hliðið að garðinum og svo fimm þrep sem leiða upp að aðalinngangi. Hvert þrep er 17sm hátt. Breidd dyra í húsinu er á milli 50sm (dyr að baðherberginu á efri hæð) og 80sm (aðaldyrnar). Dyrnar að fundarherberginu eru 75sm á breidd eins og flestar aðrar dyr í húsinu.
Baðherbergin eru einungis á efri hæð og í kjallara eins og er. Bæði baðherbergin eru kynlaus.
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come and use our beautiful space! We have a big, cozy room with tables, chairs, a comfy sofa, and a toy box. Help yourself to free tea and coffee, and browse Andspyrna, Reykjavík’s anarchist library.
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we’re open for community drop-in on Fridays 12-20. Once a month the house is open only for trans people from 17.
Sometimes the space is open at other times in an organic way, check our facebook page for updates.
There are volunteers in the space during these times.
We welcome children.
Accessibility:
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
Every second Sunday of the month from 13:00-16:00, the social space Andrými is open especially for families. Our house and garden at Bergþórugata 20 has a long and wonderful history as a kindergarten. Come with your kids to explore and play!
Each time there’ll be a fun activity for children such as drawing, singing, music or crafts. There will be tea and coffee for parents/caretakers, and snacks for the kids. You are welcome to bring food for your family, or to share. If someone in your family has special needs (accessibility, safety, allergies, etc.), please let us know and we will do our best to make the space and activities safe and enjoyable for everybody.
Please note that the afternoons are not a day-care center, and parents or caretakers are responsible for their children at all times.
The next family afternoon will be on the 10th of March and we will be doing crafts. Looking forward to see you.
English-speaking trans support group meets the third Tuesday of every month in Andrými (Bergþórugata 20, 101 Reykjavík) 7-10 PM.
Do you want to share your experiences or to find out information about trans related healthcare, information resources or legal processes here in Iceland? Do you want to find support to organise a trans specific event? Would you simply like to relax and have a casual chatty evening and drink tea without the pressure of misgendering and cissexist assumptions? Come to the meeting!
Tea, coffee, zines & revolution.
This is an unprofessional trans-organised group intended for trans and questioning individuals* of all ages, not (cis) family members or allies.
*This means that trans women, non-binary/genderfluid people, trans men, and people questioning their gender identities of all ages are all very welcome! The group is not intended exclusively for foreigners but English is the main language of communication because trans people not fluent in Icelandic are already disadvantaged in accessing care and community support. Of course, if everyone present feels confident speaking Icelandic, the meeting can also be in Icelandic.
The structure of the meetings and discussions is very free and based on everyone’s preferences and needs. If you have an idea you’d like to discuss or any questions related to the support group, please don’t hesitate to send me an e-mail at transsupportgrouprvk@riseup.net.
Name + pronoun tags are available. Washrooms in the space are gender-neutral. The event is meant to be accessible to people with various levels of fluency in English. The entire house is booked for as much privacy as possible.
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Andrými space is unfortunately currently not accessible (we are working on improving that as soon as possible). There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door), and the washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement. The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most doors in the building).
The meeting is held on the second floor, but can be moved downstairs in case it’s easier to access for someone, just let me know in advance! It is always possible to leave the room anytime, and there is a quiet room just next door. There are both soft, quite low, sofas and chairs to sit on. Andrymi has water, tea, and coffee for everyone.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES
– Privacy.
What is said in the room stays in the room. We should not to assume that others go by the same name/pronouns/identity outside the group. We don’t take photos during the meetings.
– Mindfulness that everyone’s journey is different.
There is no hierarchy of being “more genuine” or “more trans,” and our journeys as well as goals and aspirations can be very different. We should always try to speak from personal experience (“I feel…,” “I am affected by…”) instead of speaking on behalf of others.
– Inclusivity.
I want to offer support for as much of the trans umbrella as possible. Trans women, trans men, gender fluid, gender queer, non-binary, dual/multi gender, and those questioning their gender identity – and anyone else seeking support for gender identity. Intersex people who identify as trans are especially welcome!
It’s always really nice and empowering to speak to other trans people and spend time together – this event is meant to make you feel more confident and calmer, not the opposite! Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions/concerns/anything else that would help you to come to the meetings.
Andspyrna’s makeover – tending to the anarchist library .
The anarchist library Andspyrna keeps growing with new books getting added almost every month. These are books that are rarely accessible elsewhere in Iceland so it is important to keep them in good shape for the rascals and rebels of today and tomorrow.
Every other Sunday from 18:00-21:00 we meet to laminate books, bind together the ones that are out of shape, reorganize the categories and more.
A small dinner will be served by and for those who participate.
Accessibility:
Andrými is at Bergþórugata 20.
(The entrance is by Vitastígur)
The building is currently not wheelchair accessible, unfortunately, but it is our top priority to make it so. An architect is already working on drawing a ramp and making an accessible bathroom in the space.
There is a step before the garden gate and then 5 steps leading to the main entrance, each 17 cm high, door widths in the building vary between 50 cm (upstairs washroom door) and 80 cm (entrance door). The door to the meeting room is 75 cm wide (as most other doors in the building).
The washrooms are so far only on the upper floor and in the basement.
Both washrooms in the building are gender neutral.
The library is located in a small room on the ground floor.
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